Intel To Offer TV Service with ‘Catch Up’ Watching Across Multiple Devices

By Tiernan Ray

Shares of Intel (INTC) are up 14 cents, or 0.6%, at $21.17 following a brief item on CNBC’s “Halftime Report” saying the company has confirmed longstanding rumors that it will offer a new television service, under the umbrella term Intel Media. The service will store all programming and make it available to be watched over on hundreds of devices, Intel says, with an ability to do “catch up” watching of shows you’ve missed. The company did not offer details on launch date, partners, pricing and all the rest.

The remarks came from Intel’s GM of the Intel Media unit, Erik Higgers, speaking at the D: Dive Into Media conference being held by AllThingsD today.

Correction: A prior version of this post attributed the Intel remarks to CEO Paul Otellini, when in fact it was Intel executive Erik Higgers who was speaking today. Also, Intel says it has not confirmed the number of days of catch up watching that will be provided, contrary to CNBC’s report. My apology for any confusion caused by the inaccuracies.

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